2 months

Isaac is officially 2 months!! Wow…time has flown by. My little boy is not so little anymore. We had our checkup today, and while I would love to say it was amazing and perfect, the truth is it was pretty overwhelming. I guess I’ll start with how much he’s grown. He has gone from my adorable little 7lb 5oz baby to being 13lb 8 oz. He’s also now 23 ¼ inches long. He’s in the 95% for weight, and 75th for height. He’s grown!! I can’t believe he’ll be out of size 1 diapers soon. We have a whole extra box that I have to go return now.

We have been having several issues that I wanted to discuss with our doctor, the first one being our feeding issues. Isaac has been going crazy and eating as much as 13 oz at his last feeding before bedtime. The rest of the day is about 6 oz, but all of a sudden, at 6:00, he wants 10-13. I always thought you couldn’t overfeed a truly hungry baby, but apparently we our leading our child down a dangerous road to type 2 diabetes and obesity. Yes…my dramatic pediatrician actually seemed to suggest that my two month old is headed for a life of weight related issues based on a one week pattern of cluster feeding before bedtime. Needless to say, we may be in the market for a new pediatrician. His instructions are to simply stop after 8 oz and to let him cry it out…even if it takes 2 hours until his next feeding. We’ll see how that goes, and I’ll keep you posted. I am personally not so sure this advice is going to stick. It kinda goes against my gut feeling, and that just seems weird.

The 2nd issue we’ve been having is in regards to sleep. Isaac is doing awesome and sleeping 6 hours a stretch at night, but only if we swaddle him super tight, with his arms inside the swaddler. We were told today that it is big no no, and a risk of sids at this age, so we’re supposed to stop swaddling cold turkey. The big problem is Isaac startle reflex is so strong that he hits himself and wakes himself up after only 10 minutes. The doc says it’ll take a few nights or a week to get used to, but in the end it’ll be worth it. I’m fine with this, but I know its going to be a long week! He’s screaming his head off as I write this. I’m hoping he’ll just tire himself out and we’ll actually get some kind of sleep tonight. It may be wishful thinking as we’re headed into 30 minutes of crying.

The last issue we’re having, that I wasn’t even aware of, is that Isaac is developing a flat spot on the right side of his head. Ever since we brought him home from the hospital, he has favored that side to sleep on. We switch the side he sleeps on every night, and even let him sleep on his tummy when I can supervise, but he is still getting a little flat on that side. So now we have to really up our efforts, and get a wedge with memory foam to try to help that side. He also suggested side sleeping with supervision. Hopefully, we can get it all worked out and we won’t need to get one of those helmets that helps treat it.

I kinda thought we were doing a great job with Isaac, but I left that appointment in tears with all the stuff that just made me worry more. Not to mention the trauma of his first vaccinations. Blah…I know it’s not supposed to be easy, but sometimes I just wish it wasn’t this hard! At least he’s still cute….here’s a picture with his new friend, Lambey. ~Andrea

Babies meeting babies!

Aren't they just the cutest?! A couple of weekends ago, Todd and Molly and I went to Charlotte for a wedding. It was the perfect opportunity for a baby get-together! We met up with Melissa and Andrew, and Andrea and Isaac. Andrew wasn't too keen on Molly being so touchy-feely! Isaac just found the whole thing boring and slept through the meeting.
It was great being able to introduce Andrea and Melissa. Since they both have boys and they both live in Charlotte I hope they will be a good support system for each other!
I hope some time soon we can get all of the moms and babies together!
-Emily

Random things

Every time I sit down at the computer to post, either Molly starts crying or I realize I'm too tired or plenty of other excuses that I make up on the spot. And then as soon as I walk away, I'm like 'oh my goodness there are so many things I want to post/ask about!' I should have written them down....hopefully I'll remember everything!

Molly is doing fabulous! Her average nights sleep is 9-11 hours though we did have one 12-hour night 2 nights ago!!! Last week wasn't as good though because she woke up several times during the night. From talking to other moms, I hear last week wasn't good for lots of babies!

We have tried the bumbo and I tell you what, she is not digging it! The problem is, Molly doesn't like to bend at the waist. Sitting is not her priority. She only wants to stand! Her little legs are so strong and she will stand on my lap for a long time.

Remember how Molly was the rolling over queen? I mean she started at 1 month and would practically roll over on command, every time we put her on her tummy. Well that is not her priority anymore either. She now only rolls over once a week or less and that's been going on for about a month. I wonder if it's partially because she started daycare and maybe they don't give her as much tummy time but I really think it's because she's focused on learning other skills.

Speaking of skills, she is a talker! She loves to form her mouth like yours is and makes lots of cooing noises. This morning she started talking during church!

Of course now I can't remember any of the questions I had but I'm sure they will come to me...and this time I'll write them down! I love seeing pictures of your little ones and hope you keep them coming!

-Emily

3 months!

Molly is 3 months old!!! I know these pictures are late but better late than never!!! It's fun to look back at her 1 month photos and see how much she's grown compared to the bunny!
-Emily

Cake Boss

I love the show Cake Boss, and I figure I will have to make a few birthday cakes in the coming years. So, I have taken up the hobby of cake decorating. I rarely ever do stuff like this, but I think it will be fun. This is my first effort. I'm not exactly a pro yet, but I start a cake decorating class in May.

On a different note, Hadley is trying oatmeal cereal for the first time today. Her doctor recommended that we skip rice cereal and go straight to oatmeal or barley because it has more nutritional value. How often per day should we give it to her? Should we do a breakfast, lunch and dinner of cereal with bottles in between if she is hungry? Should we give cereal and a bottle at a meal or just try to stick with one or the other?

Emily--how is daycare going? Hadley has to start daycare in less than a month! Yikes!

--Amanda

Alliteration rocks

We're Breaking out the Bumbo like a Big Boy! Isaac loves sitting in his seat and acting like one of the grownups. He just smiles and coos and acts like a big shot. He can only sit in it for about 5 minutes with his neck strength, but he loves it so much that we just help support his head now for longer because he cries when we take him out. I think that seat is going to be our new best friend once he can sit in it longer. All that torturous tummy time is paying off!

I think we're also going to be trying out some cereal (super watered down,) in the next few weeks. Isaac is eating about 8 ounces at a sitting and at his 6:30 feeding (the last one before his 8:00 bedtime,) he'll eat almost 9! We're down to just one night feeding of 2 ounces, so I think at 12 weeks, we'll try to introduce a little cereal into his diet since he's not really satisfied with just the bottle anymore. We go Wednesday for our 2 month checkup, and I can't wait to see how much he's grown! ~Andrea

Regretting the marshmallow peeps

I long to zip up a pair of jeans that isn't made of stretchy material. I've jumped back into working out, but am struggling with an eating plan. Let's just say that indulging my sweet tooth for 9 months is a very hard habit to break. Not only that, but Adam and I eat SO fast now to accommodate Isaac's schedule. Not healthy habits to have when you're trying to lose the baby weight. Well, I am ready to be held accountable and would love to do this with other new sexy mamas. I found this website called http://weightlosswars.com/. Basically, we can set up a little competition/support group where we can track each other's progress. Our actual weight is kept private (there's no way I'm putting my post preggo weight out on the internet,) but it will track the % of weight loss for us. It's 10.00 to join in the competition, but I'd love to give it a try if you guys want to try it with me. I'll even buy a Target gift card for the winner. I was thinking we could have the competition run through July 1st. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll set up the account and send you an invitation/link to our competition. I just need your e-mail addresses. ~Andrea